| Term | Definition |
|---|
| ankylosis | a condition in which the tooth, cementum, or dentin fuses with the alveolar bone, resticting movement of the tooth |
| anodontia | congenital absence of teeth |
| apical periodontitis | pulpal inflammation extends into the periapical tissues |
| apicoectomy | removal of the apex of the root and infection surrounding the area |
| barbed broaches | endodontic instruments used to remove soft tissue from the pulp canal |
| canker sores | painful ulcers that appear in the oral cavity |
| cellulitis | swelling and discomfort of facial tissues caused by an abscess |
| cleft lip | separation of the upper lip |
| ecchymosis | the bruising of the tissue |
| endodontic | branch of dentistry that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the pulp and periapical tissues |
| exudate | pus |
| files | endodontic instruments used to enlarge and smooth the canal |
| gutta percha | filling material |
| hematoma | a bruised area, a lesion caused by bleeding from a ruptured blood vessel |
| herpers labialis | fever blisters |
| irreversible puplitis | inflammation of the pulpal tissue to the point where it can not recover |
| master cone | the primary cone used in the root canal |
| obturate | process of filling the root canal |
| osteomyelitis | an advanced stage of peroapical infection that spreads into and through the bone |
| palpate | to examine the body with the hands or fingers for detection of abnormalities |
| percussion | examination of a tooth by tapping on the occlusal or incisal surface with fingers or instruments |
| periapical abscess | a localized destruction of tissue and accumulation of exudates in the periapical region |
| pulpal necrosis | the death of the pulpal cells |
| pulpectomy | is the removal of all pulpal tissues beginning in the coronal portion ending with the apex |
| pulpotomy | removal of pulp in the coronal portion of the tooth |
| reamers | endodontic instrument with a tapered metal shaft used to clean and enlarge a root canal |
| reversible pulpitis | inflammation of the pulp but able to heal when irritant is removed |
| root canal sealer | cement used with gutta percha to seal the pulp canal |
| rubber stops | pieces of rubber placed on files and reamers to mark the length of the root canal |
| vital pulp | term used to describe healthy pulp |
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